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🚀 The Real Cost of Speed: Why Triathletes Overvalue Gear and Underestimate Fitness (and How It’s Sabotaging Your ROI)

🚀 The Real Cost of Speed: Why Triathletes Overvalue Gear and Underestimate Fitness (and How It’s Sabotaging Your ROI)

Black Friday deals are here, but are they really the key to getting faster? Discover why triathletes often overspend on gear, underestimate fitness, and miss out on the true ROI of their training. 🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️💡

Garrett Edson
Garrett Edson
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🏊‍♂️ Wetsuit Wars: Your complete guide to faster swimming

🏊‍♂️ Wetsuit Wars: Your complete guide to faster swimming

Where cranks shrink for speed gains, Bottas trades tracks for pain, and Pidcock shreds mountain terrain while wetsuits drive triathletes insane.

Garrett Edson
Garrett Edson
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The Best Way To Get Started Learning About Triathlon

The Best Way To Get Started Learning About Triathlon

When I first got interested in triathlon, I had a hard time figuring out where to start.

Garrett Edson
Garrett Edson
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Wetsuit Impact on 70.3 Ironman Swim Times

Wetsuit Impact on 70.3 Ironman Swim Times

Because looking like a seal is only part of your transformation into an aquatic mammal.

Garrett Edson
Garrett Edson
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The Biggest Mistake I Made Getting Started In Triathlon

The Biggest Mistake I Made Getting Started In Triathlon

This mistake taught me a lot.

Garrett Edson
Garrett Edson
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How I Got Interested In Triathlon

How I Got Interested In Triathlon

"Hey, give me your credit card," - girlfriend

Garrett Edson
Garrett Edson
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🛩️ When Top Gun Meets Triathlon

🛩️ When Top Gun Meets Triathlon

Where wobbly swimmers win races, bikes become space cases, and garden shoes set marathon paces. Your weekly dose of tri-sanity.

Garrett Edson
Garrett Edson
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💧 3 Hydration Strategies for Your First 70.3 Ironman Bike Course

💧 3 Hydration Strategies for Your First 70.3 Ironman Bike Course

It's daunting to approach your first Ironman 70.3. Three hydration strategies for the bike.

Garrett Edson
Garrett Edson
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🏊‍♂️ From Dead Last to Course Record: The Truth About Swimming in Ironman

🏊‍♂️ From Dead Last to Course Record: The Truth About Swimming in Ironman

Because in triathlon, it’s not who leads the swim—it’s who masters the long game.

Garrett Edson
Garrett Edson
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⌚️ My Apple Watch Was Gaslighting Me

⌚️ My Apple Watch Was Gaslighting Me

Getting your Zones Right With VO2 Max

Garrett Edson
Garrett Edson
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🏆 The King reclaims his Hawaiian crown

🏆 The King reclaims his Hawaiian crown

Four Decades of Speed: Kona’s Evolution | The Bonk Weekly

Garrett Edson
Garrett Edson
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Four Decades of Speed: Kona’s Evolution (1981-2024)

Four Decades of Speed: Kona’s Evolution (1981-2024)

Ironman World Championships is written in three distinct chapters.

Garrett Edson
Garrett Edson
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